BAE Systems to Provide Aircraft Identification Systems Valued at $17.2M

BAE Systems (

) will provide identification-friend-or-foe systems for U.S. Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcons under a four-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with the first delivery order valued at $17.2 million. The company will provide 90 AN/APX-113(

) combined interrogator-transponders, versatile IFF systems developed specifically for the F-16. The system generates and responds to interrogations to positively establish the identity of friendly forces, reducing the risk of friendly fire.